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Recent Examples of calmly
Approach cautiously and calmly.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Praise curiosity, and if signs of stress appear, calmly move them to a more comfortable distance.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
That’s thanks to kicker Wil Lutz, who calmly put a 39-yarder through the uprights as time expired, his first true game-winner in two-plus seasons with the Broncos.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Qerim won a lot of respect, including from ESPN staffers, with her knack for calmly reining in Smith and the voluble personalities debating him.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
And though the visuals start calmly enough, with an old man puttering through a deserted city, the flashing blue, green, and red lights inject a jolt of madness that’s pushed into the surreal as the man confronts giant statue heads of the Weeknd and Moroder floating above the city.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Bryan Kohberger drove for hours after the Idaho student murders before surveillance cameras caught him calmly shopping and using a self-checkout register.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Amid the chaos, Sensei even finds time to calmly introduce, one by one and by name, the family and immigrants living in his household to Bob.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Cody Godwin, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Praise curiosity, and if signs of stress appear, calmly move them to a more comfortable distance.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
That’s thanks to kicker Wil Lutz, who calmly put a 39-yarder through the uprights as time expired, his first true game-winner in two-plus seasons with the Broncos.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Qerim won a lot of respect, including from ESPN staffers, with her knack for calmly reining in Smith and the voluble personalities debating him.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
And though the visuals start calmly enough, with an old man puttering through a deserted city, the flashing blue, green, and red lights inject a jolt of madness that’s pushed into the surreal as the man confronts giant statue heads of the Weeknd and Moroder floating above the city.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Bryan Kohberger drove for hours after the Idaho student murders before surveillance cameras caught him calmly shopping and using a self-checkout register.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Amid the chaos, Sensei even finds time to calmly introduce, one by one and by name, the family and immigrants living in his household to Bob.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave.
—Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calmly
Adverb
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Then the pilot coolly opened the door and hopped out of the plane unharmed.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The veteran of 71 postseason games slid to his left to field it, coolly executing a fundamental throw home to nab Bauers and keep the game tied, 1-1.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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There's a big difference between disrupting an event and peacefully protesting, Piro said.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fierce and focused firefighter defenses left the immediate vicinity peacefully intact, reflecting the historic Inn’s importance to the region.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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All three kittens were in a cage in the trunk of their minivan, placidly watching us.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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One goalkeeper robot stood placidly as its opponent kicked a ball at its legs several times before finally managing to score.—
Yan Zhuang,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Calmly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calmly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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